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'Critical police incident' after Southport stabbing with 'number of casualties'


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A major incident has been declared after a stabbing involving a "number of casualties". Merseyside Police were called to Hart Street in Southport at around 11.50am on Monday, July 29.

 

A spokesperson for the force said there are a "number of reported casualties" and said more details will be confirmed when possible. Police, fire and ambulance are all at the scene and the whole road has been cordoned off.

 

 

Armed police have detained a man and seized a knife. He has been taken to a police station. Police have warned people to avoid the area while they deal with the incident. They said there is no wider threat to the public. The ECHO understands the incident is being treated as "critical" by police.

 

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https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/critical-police-incident-after-southport-29634456

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Reports of man 'running around stabbing people'published at 13:38

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More from the scene in Southport now.

A woman who lives minutes away from the incident on Hart Street tells the Liverpool Echo she heard sirens and a helicopter circling at around 12:20 BST.

"Then the messages started to go around the local WhatsApp groups, saying 'lock your windows, lock your doors', we were told a man was running around stabbing people," she adds.

"We are all absolutely terrified, panicking and sick with worry – everyone is trying to reach anyone they know in the area. I don't know how this can happen on a Monday lunchtime."

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